Vocabulary Chapter 3 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Reflection
Careful consideration , mental concentration
Transit
Passage, passing through or across
Extermination
Getting rid of by complete destruction
Coincidence
Events that are accidental but seem planned
Typhus
An infectious disease carried by fleas,lice, or mites
Gruel
A thin,watery food made by boiling Oats or another type of meal in water milk
Reassured
Restored confidence
Reckon
To think or assume
Retinal
Of or relating to the membrane lining the inner eyeball
Perceive
To become aware of through the senses, to understand
Coddle
To treat with indulgence
Braille
A system of writing and printing in which raised dots represent letters and numberals
Taunts
Jeers,gibes, words meant to ridicule
Dorsal
Toward, on , or near the back
Fetlocks
Tufts of hair above and behind a horse’s hooves
Anlage
Foundation for a future development , potential
Threshed
Beat, stomped , tossed about
Embankment
Mound of earth or stone built to hold back water or roadway
Parapet
A low protective wall or railing
Peered
Looked intently or searchingly
Fraction
Fragment, small amount or part
Defiance
Resistance to force or authority, open hostility
Counsel
Advice, guidance
Defective
Faulty, abnormal
